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US 2008/0173567 A1Published application
Vehicle cup and plate holders
OwnerCharles Mageeinventor
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Abstract
A system of multifunctional food and beverage holders for use in motor vehicles and other locations. The components of this system facilitate safe, convenient and flexible handling of food and beverages in automobiles and other vehicles utilizing tray/plates for holding food that can attach to a handle, rest on a flat surface or be secured in the vehicle by attachment to a cup holder adaptor that can be temporarily locked in a vehicle cup holder.
Claims20
A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder, and
- ii. at least one support structure attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. a tray comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure.
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A system for holding food and a beverage in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a. a cup holder adaptor comprising:
- i. a tubular component for insertion into a vehicle cup holder,
- ii. a locking component for temporarily locking the adaptor in the vehicle cup holder, and
- iii. at least two support and attachment structures attached to the tubular component and configured for attachment to another component,
- b. two trays, each comprising:
- i. a generally planar structure having at least one recess for receiving and holding food and at least one opening for receiving and holding a beverage cup, and
- ii. attachment structure for attachment of the tray to the cup holder adaptor support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.